The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-23


yention will be called to order at III O'Clock q. |
m .on the 2ist. to nominate candidate for
Goyernor. Lieutenant Governor two supreme
Court Judges, for long and short term. i LdiJOr |
of state. Treasurer of State, Attorney &c, eral
and Member OF Hoard of Public " orke The
basis OF roprcsen tation in this Convention l,
one delegate to every 500 and one 10 every frar
tion OF as0 votes cast for John Mcbride Ior
Secretary Of state in November 1875
ION this basis the Couniits emb, acing this
District are entitled to the following number
Of delegates:)
HENRY BOHL Chairman.
Dem State Com
A. G. HARBAUGu sec'y.
Dem. State Com.
THE damage done by the flood in
Hungary is estimated at more than
$5,00O,0O0.
On the 18th inst, VIM. e. Chandler
was elected United States Senator from
New Hampshire for the unex pired
term ending March 4, 1889.
A DISPATCH from North Adams,
Mass. the 18th, says ex-President
Hopkins. of Williams College, died
that merning.
THE steamer Champiain was burned
on Lake Michigan, six miles off Char
levoix. Mich,, last Thursday night.
Over thirty lives were lost,
The Legislature of Massachusetts.
by vote of l35 to 73, defeated a pro-
hibitory amendment to the constltu-
ton of that State. s 'ss#st.
1T would be no more than just and
right that the Democratic State Con
vention recognize the Western Re.
serve. and in no better way could it do
this than by nominating Major ID. G..
Goldman, of Portage. for the second
place on the ticket-[Geauga Demo-
cratic Record.
A DISPATCH from Helena, Montana,
Saturday last, says that Hon. Benja
min F. Potts, Governor of Montana
from 1870 to 1883, died in that city the
preceding evening, of aneurism, aged
fifty-three. Gov. Potts was brother
of Lewis M. Potts, of this place, and
w. 8. Potts, Of New Lisbon, editor of
the Ohio Patriot.
A MAIL TRAIN on the Pennsylvania
RAILWAY made the run from Altoona
to Pittsburgh last Friday, using only
crude petroleum for fuel, on schedule
time. The process is the invention Of
q Russian scientist, and DIR. Dudley.
of the Altoona shops, has been devel-
oping it, success crowning his expert.
mental labors. Good by, coal, cinders
and smoke, welcome petroleum.
TEXAS is the banner State in train
robberies. Early last Saturday morn.
ing two masked men boarded the
Southern Pacific train at Schnlentberg
and forced the engineer to stop whe n
train had run two miles, when eight
or ten accomplices looted the mail,
express and passenger cars to thetune
of $4,000 or more. Verify, Texas is
the home of the gentle interviewer,
whose persuasive tones are hard to
resist when enforced by the mild click
of Colt, or the enticing presentation
of Bowie.
CoPPERHEAD seems to define the
sentiment and position of every man
If he chances to be Democrat, who
neglected to shoulder his musket and
hasten to the front, in the days of the
rebellion and insurance companies for
the purpose of procuring substitutes
Ia case of draft, of which many, Re.
publicans as well as Democrats, avail
ed themselves in tightening the cost
of "loyalty" in procuring substitute
whose patriotism was not necessarily
reused and quickened by the tempting
greenbacks in his willingness to en-
counter the graybacks seeking to beat
back the gallant boys in blue. Presi
dent Cleveland is accused of being 8
Copperhead." inasmuch, according
to the Republicans, he failed to enter
the ranks, but instead furnished 8
substitute. But these Spartan devotees
of loyalty forget to mention the fact
that two of President Cleveland's
brothers were in the army, and thai
he remained at home to support his
mother and the families of his broth
ers, also his own money was used in
furnishing a substitute. Some of us
are not so old as to have forgotten the
channels in which the patriotism O
some of the professed loyalists ran
who we venture to say were as willing
to pocket the results of the war as to
place themselves in close proximity
to the battle flags" which they in
sist are to be preserved simply as tro
phies to f1aunt in the face of once al
ienated but now loyal citizens Of oul
common country, unquestioned as te
their devotion to the old flag. around
which victors and vanquished would
rally in common cause and defence.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND order fol
the return of all captured flags is ar
outrage upon every boy who wore tbt
blue, and will be so regarded by them
IRepublican papers.
The President has issued no sucf
order, and the Republican politician!
know IT. The only proposition to re
turn the rebel flags came from Adju
tant General Drum, of the regulal
army, the appointee of fraud Hayes
The bloody shirt howlers are incon
solable because the President knocked
the stuffing out of their scare crow by
resembling the order as soon as h'
gave the subject serious consideration
Confederate Vets Welcomed to
Boston.
BOSTON, June 16,-Robert E. Let
Camp No. /. Confederate Veterans, o
Richmond, Va. arrived in Boston a
8 O'Clock this morning. They arr
guests of Post Is, Grand Army OF th'
Republic. Upon their arrival a pro
cession was formed consisting of th'
First Regiment Infantry, the Nationa
Laneiers Post 2, G. A. r. and Post Is